Environmental advocates are cautiously optimistic after the Supreme Court left California’s nation-leading auto emissions standards in place — at least for the moment. The Supreme Court declined to hear a …
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California electors vote for Harris as Electoral College confirms Trump next president
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — At a somber electoral college ceremony at the state Capitol on Tuesday, electors who had hoped to be celebrating the historic presidency of a Democratic daughter of California cast …
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Katie Porter gets 5-year restraining order against ex-boyfriend
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAn Orange County judge on Tuesday barred a former boyfriend of U.S. Rep. Katie Porter from contacting her or her children for the next five years and said he had …
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Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised national prosperity and global peace, saying he would quickly drive down the cost of groceries in local supermarkets and bring deadly overseas wars …
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State agency fines L.A. more than $560,000 for dog attack at Harbor animal shelter
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe state agency that oversees workplace safety has fined the city of Los Angeles $563,250 after finding that the severe mauling of a animal shelter worker resulted from “significant safety …
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Newsom hires former Harris political aide as fourth chief of staff
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the departure of his chief of staff Dana Williamson and tapped Nathan Barankin, a former aide to Vice President Kamala Harris, as the fourth …
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Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony Biden bribes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry …
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Supreme Court dismisses constitutional claim in California pollution case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a red-state constitutional challenge to California’s special authority to fight air pollution. Over a dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas, the justices turned away …
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L.A. D.A. Hochman to fire Gascón’s police shootings prosecutor
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLos Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he intends to terminate the contract of a special prosecutor that George Gascón hired to reopen investigations into fatal police shootings, a …
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Trump taps Devin Nunes, two other Californians for administration posts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident-elect Donald Trump has tapped several Californians — including former San Joaquin Valley congressman Devin Nunes — for posts in his next administration. Nunes, a Republican and former dairy farmer …